List of minor political parties in Israel

Israel has numerous minor political parties. Under the proportional representation electoral system used to elect members of the Knesset, parties required only 1% of the vote to win a seat in the legislature until the 1992 elections, when the electoral threshold was increased to 1.5%.[1] This article lists all parties to have contested a Knesset election, but failed to win seats.

Party	Elections	Notes
Abolish Income Tax	1981
Ahavat Yisrael (Love Israel)	2003
Ahrayut (Responsibility)	2009	Party advocating the creation of a constitution and the holding of regular referendums.[2]
Ale Yarok	1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015	Party advocating for the legalisation of marijuana.
Aliyah and Youth Movement	1984
Am Shalem (Whole Nation)	2013	Formed by Haim Amsalem after he left Shas in 2010. The name was taken from his surname.[3]
Amkha (Ordinary People)	1981, 1984	Headed by Victor Tayar
Arab Brotherhood List	1981	Headed by Haneh Hadad
Arab Citizens' List	1981
Arab List – The Centre	1955
Arab National Party	2006, 2015	Formed in 1999 as a breakaway from the United Arab List and had two seats between 1999 and 2003.
Arab Reform Movement	1977
Socialist Union (Bund)	1959
Atid Ehad (One Future)	2006	Originally a predominantly Ethiopian Jewish party headed by Avraham Neguise.[4] Later taken over by Yitzakael Shtetzler and pulled out of the 2013 and 2015 elections before polling day.
Beit Yisrael (House of Israel)	1977
Bible Bloc	Apr. 2019, Sept. 2019, 2020
Black Panthers	1973	Headed by Shalom Cohen
Blue White Panthers	1973
Brit HaTzohar	1949	Headed by Aryeh Altman[5]
Brit Olam	2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, Apr. 2019
Brotherhood Movement	1973
Casino Party	1999
Citizen and State	2003	Party was taken over by Avraham Poraz prior to the 2006 elections and rebranded as Hetz
Council to Rescue the Homeland	1981
Da'am Workers Party	1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, Sept. 2019, 2020	Also known as the Organisastion for Democratic Action
Democratura	2015
Derekh Aretz	1988
Do Kiyum BeTzedek (Coexistence in Justice)	1977
Economy Party	2013	Headed by Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich
Eretz Hadasha (New Country)	2013	Anti-corruption party headed by Eldad Yaniv.[6]
Flower Party	2015	Accused by Yachad as being a satellite list of Shas, as it used the same ballot symbol as Otzma Yehudit which ran on a joint list with Yachad.
For Jerusalem	1949	Headed by Daniel Auster
For New Immigrants and Demobilized Soldiers	1951
Geulat Yisrael	1992	Formed in 1990 as a breakaway from Agudat Yisrael and held a single seat going into the 1992 elections.
Handicapped Organisation	1984
Has Mas	1984
Hatikva (The Hope)	1992	Headed by Charlie Biton
HaYisraelim (The Israelis)	2009, 2013	Founded by Gideon Doron, a professor of political science at Tel Aviv University and president of the Israeli Association of Political Science. In the 2009 elections it focussed on political reform, mainly introducing regional elections, the appointment of ministers who were experts in their area of responsibility, establishment of a constitution and equal representation of men and women. For the 2013 elections it was taken over by David Cone, a TV journalist with Channel 9 and focussed on the rights of new immigrants.
Hofesh (Freedom)	1977	Headed by Shalom Cohen
Holocaust Handicapped and Injured Faction	1959
Holocaust Survivors and Ale Yarok Alumni	2009	An alliance of some members of Ale Yarok and members of the "New Zionism" party, whose head was a Holocaust survivor and an activist for legalising cannabis, the main campaign issue for Ale Yarok.[7]
Hope for Change	2013, 2015
Ihud Bnei HaBrit	Apr. 2019
Independence	1981, 1984
Independent Faction for Israeli Arabs	1959	Headed by Masaad Kassis
Independents	1959
Initiative – Independents Movement	1981
Israeli Arab Labour Party	1959
Israeli Arab List	1973
Justice for All	2019	Animal rights Party
Koah HaKesef (Power of Money)	1996, 2006, 2009	Established as the Settlement Party in 1996 following economic crises in many kibbutzim. However, following a deal signed in the same year between the government, the Kibbutz Movement and the banks, the party's activity ceased. Contested the 2006 elections as HaLev and the 2009 elections as Koah HaKesef.
Koah LeHashpi'a (Power to Influence)	2009, 2013	Advocated greater rights for disabled citizens.[2]
Lahava (Flame)	2003
Lazuz (To Move)	2009	Anti-corruption party, which also campaigned against high wages of executives.[2]
Leader	2003, 2006, 2009, 2013	Party name was an acronym for "Progressive Liberal Democrat Party" (Hebrew: מפלגה מתקדמת ליברלית דמוקרטית‎, Miflaga Mitkademet Liberalit Demokratit)
Lehem (Bread)	2006, 2009	Party name was an acronym for "United Society Warriors" (Hebrew: לוחמי חברה מאוחדים‎, Lohamey Hevra Meuhadim)[8]
Lev LaOlim (Heart to the Immigrants)	1999, 2006, 2009	Party for immigrants from Central Asia. Also known as "Lev".
Liberal–Economic Power	2020	Libertarian party established in 2019 by former members of Zehut; originally known as the New Liberal Party.[9]
Likud – Popular Economic Movement	1955
List for Aliyah	1981
List for the Land of Israel	1969	Headed by Israel Eldad, composed of members of the Movement for Greater Israel
Living with Dignity	2013, 2015
Man's Rights in the Family Party	1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009	Contested the 1999 and 2006 elections under the name "Justice for All"
Moreshet Avot (Heritage of the Fathers)	1999, 2013, 2015	Headed by Yosef Ba-Gad. Contested the 2015 elections under the name "Social Leadership".
Movement for Brotherhood	1965
Movement for Demobilised Soldiers	1988
Movement for Democracy and Aliyah	1992	Russian immigrant party, commonly known as "Da" (the party's abbreviation, and the Russian word for "Yes")
Movement for Mortgage Affected, Homeless and Demobilised Soldiers	1992
Movement for Moshavim	1988	Headed by Ra'anan Naim
Movement for Social Equality	1973	Headed by Avner Shaki
Movement for Social Justice	1988	Headed by Rafael Suissa
Movement for the Homeland	1984
Movement for the Renewal of Social Zionism	1977, 1984	Headed by Mordechai Ben-Porat; held a seat in the Knesset between 1983 and 1984 after Ben-Porat left Telem
National Organisation for the Defence of the Tenant	1984
National Union	1959	Headed by Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon
Natural Law Party	1992, 1999
Negev Party	1999
Nes (Miracle)	1965	Headed by Abie Nathan
New Arab Party	1999
New Generation	1977
New Immigrants Front	1959
New Immigrants' List	1955
New Liberal Party	1992	Formed in 1990 as a breakaway from Likud and held three seats going into the 1992 elections.
On Wheels	1992
One Israel	1981	Formed by Yitzhak Yitzhaky in 1980 after he left Likud and held a single seat going into the 1981 elections.
Or (Light)	2009, 2013, 2015	Headed by Yaron Yadan, focussed on the separation of religion and state.
Or Movement	1988
Original Religious List	1955
Otzma (Strength)	1981	Headed by Rafael Halperin
Otzma Yehudit	2013, Sept. 2019, 2020	Formed as Otzma LeYisra'el in 2012 as a breakaway from the National Union and had two MKs going into the 2013 elections.
Oz LaAniyim (Strength to the Poor)	2006
Peace List	1965
Peace List	1969	Headed by Gadi Yatziv
Pensioners	1988
Pensioners' List	1981
Pensioners, Immigrants and Senior Citizens	1992
Pikanti	1992
Pirate Party	2013, 2015, Apr. 2019, Sept. 2019, 2020	Based on the international Pirate Party model, and headed by former Holocaust Survivors and Ale Yarok Alumni leader Ohad Shem-Tov.[10]
Pnina Rosenblum	1999	Headed by Pnina Rosenblum
Popular Arab Bloc	1949	Mapam Arab satellite list
Popular Movement	1973	Headed by Asher Hassin
Power for Pensioners	1999	Headed by Gideon Ben-Yisrael
Progressive Center Party	1999
Progressive Confederation	1996
Progressive National Alliance	2003	Formed in 1999 as a breakaway from the United Arab List and held a single seat going into the 2003 elections.
Religious Sephardim List	1961
Sephardim-Ashkenazim Unity	1951	Headed by Eliyahu Kitov[11]
Sephardi National Party	1959	Headed by Avner Shaki
Shiluv	1984
Silent Power	1988
Social Justice	2013	Formed in February 2007 by Arcadi Gaydamak
Socialist Revolution List	1973
Supporters of Democracy	1961
Tafnit (Turnaround)	2006	Anti-corruption party established by Uzi Dayan. Merged into Likud in 2008.[12]
Tali	1992
Tarshish	1988	Headed by Moshe Dwek
Telem Emuna	1996	Headed by Yosef Azran
Tent Movement	1981
The Greens	1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015
The New Zionism	2006
Third Power	1959
Tikva (Hope)	1999
Torah VeAretz (Torah and Country)	1992	Headed by Moshe Levinger
Traditional Judaism List	1949
Tzabar	2009	Headed by Boaz Toporovsky
Tzipor	1992
U'Bizchutan (And by Their Merit)	2015	Party for ultra-Orthodox Jewish women.
Ultra-Orthodox List	1949	Headed by Eliyahu Kitov[13]
Union of North African Immigrants	1959
United List of Religious Workers	1949	Headed by Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Unity – for Victor Tayar to the Knesset	1988	Headed by Victor Tayar
Unity for the Defence of New Immigrants	1996	Formed in 1990 as a breakaway from the Alignment and had one MK between 1990 and 1992.
Unity Party	1981	Formed in 1980 after the break-up of the Left Camp of Israel and held two seats going into the 1981 elections.
We are all Friends Na Nach	2013, 2015
We are Brothers	2013
Women's Party	1977, 1992	Founded by Marcia Freedman. Headed by Ruth Rasnic in the 1992 elections
Workers Bloc	1949	Arab party
Working and Religious Women	1949	Headed by Tova Sanhadray[14]
Ya'ad	1981	Formed in 1978 after the break-up of the Democratic Movement for Change and held a single seat going into the 1981 elections
Yachad	2015	Founded by former Shas leader Eli Yishai. Ran on a joint list with Otzma Yehudit in the 2015 elections.
Yamin Yisrael	1996	Formed in 1995 as a breakaway from Moledet and held one seat going into the 1996 elections
Yishai – Tribal Israel Together	1988	Headed by Shimon Ben-Shlomo
Yisrael Aheret (Another Israel)	2003
Yisrael HaMithadeshet	2009	Formed in 1999 as a breakaway from Yisrael BaAliyah and had two seats until the elections that year.
Yisrael Hazaka (Strong Israel)	2009	Breakaway from the Labor Party, headed by Efraim Sneh in 2008. Other members included Erela Golan and Michael Bar-Zohar.
Yitzhak Gruenbaum List	1949	Headed by Yitzhak Gruenbaum
Young Israel	1965, 1969
Youth Movement	1981
Za'am	2003
Zionist Panthers	1977

References

1. The Electoral Threshold, Wasted Votes, and Proportionality Israel Democracy Institute
2. Pensioner wannabes? Haaretz, 21 January 2009
3. Amsalem launches alternative to Shas The Jerusalem Post, 15 April 2011
4. American-Israelis Hold Two of Ethiopian Party's Top Five Slots Haaretz, 24 March 2006
5. Brit HaTzohar Israel Democracy Institute
6. על כוס בירה: אלדד יניב הכריז על הקמת מפלגה חדשה Haaretz, 15 October 2012
7. ניצולי שואה והקנאביס: "אפילו לא פאתטי" Yedioth Ahronoth, 29 January 2019
8. Word of the Day / Kikar: Back to Square One, Sandwich in Hand Haaretz, 6 October 2013
9. Staff writer (1 January 2020). "Bennett eyes alliance with former Zehut activists". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
10. רוצים לעגון בכנסת: הכירו את מפלגת הפיראטים Ynet, 5 December 2012
11. Sepharadim-Ashkenazim Unity Israel Democracy Institute
12. Uzi Dayan joins Likud, hails Netanyahu for fight on corruptio The Jerusalem Post, 27 July 2008
13. Ultra-Orthodox List Israel Democracy Institute
14. Working and Religious Women Israel Democracy Institute